As Labour reaches first “key monitoring date” in Action Plan agreed with EHRC, CAA evaluates disappointing lack of progress
This week saw the first “key monitoring date” in the Labour Party’s Action Plan, agreed with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) regarding antisemitism in the Party. The Action Plan came following the publication of the EHRC’s damning report into antisemitism in the Labour Party, the product of an investigation in which Campaign Against Antisemitism was the complainant. […]
Four years in prison for first police officer convicted of membership of far-right terrorist group
A police officer found guilty of being a member of the banned neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action has been jailed for four years and four months. Benjamin Hannam, a 22-year-old from Edmonton in North London, has now been fired from by the Metropolitan Police for gross misconduct following his conviction earlier this month. Last year, […]
Chelsea bans antisemitic troll Sam Mole for ten years, following engagement with CAA
Chelsea Football Club has announced that it has banned an abusive online troll from its matches for ten years after he hounded a Jewish journalist who came forward and received support from Campaign Against Antisemitism. The announcement comes as football clubs around the country are walking out of social media in protest at online hate. Sam Mole, a twenty-year-old from Kettering, […]
Canterbury Christ Church University adopts International Definition of Antisemitism
Canterbury Christ Church University has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. Last year, the University acted to remove its brand from Urban Dictionary after Campaign Against Antisemitism alerted it to its advertisements featuring alongside antisemitic and offensive entries on the controversial website. Campaign Against Antisemitism monitors the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism by universities. Campaign Against Antisemitism has consistently backed […]